Your point sounds reasonable. But it’s possible to learn accents.
And even if the Indians detected a Pakistani accent, there’s not much they could have or would have done about it.
I don’t know for sure if Verma is the couch guy. Maybe he’s not. Could be I’m too ready to believe Obama put a MB spy in that position.
On the other hand, Verma sure looks like the couch guy. Spitting image, if you ask me.